Window screen



March 31, 1931.

A. B. CAMPBELL. JR

WINDOW SCREEN Filed Nov.

rape rm Aleranderflgamfbellfi to the bracket 16 by means of an eyelet 21.

Patented Mar. 31, 1931 UNTTE STATES PATENT OFFICE ALEXANDER B. CAMPBELL, J R

., OE JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA WIN DOW SCREEN Application filed November opening which it may be desired to have screened.

it further object to provide a screen which may be assembled in a very compact form so as to require a minimum of space in shipment.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, which are made a part hereof and on which similar reference characters indicate similar parts,

Figure 1 is a vertical section through a window showing my screen attached in position,

Figure :2 is a perspective view of the upper portion of the screen showing the attaching bracket by means of which it is secured to the upper window frame,

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the lower portion of the screen showing it attached to the window sill,

Figure 4 is a section on line H of Figure 1, and

Figure 5 ure. at.

in the drawings numeral 10 indicates a window having a sill 11 and an upper frame portion 12 to which a screen may be attached. The screen proper consists of screen material such as wire 13 having its ends secured between a crimped end or clamping strip l i. This may consist of a flat strip of metal folded along its longitudinal axis over the end of the wire screen. This strip is slidably secured in the turned over edges 15 of lower and upper brackets 16 and 17. The bracket 16 is secured to the window sill by means of a large headed screw 18 and a latch 19 which is notched at 20 to tit over the screw. The latch 19 is pivoted A pin or nail 22 is secured in the sill 11 over which pin the eyelet 21 is fitted to assist in holding the bracket against lateral movement. Two or more, or as many of these latches as found necessary may be used. The upper bracket 17 has its upper edge bent over to prois a section on line 55 of Fig- 1, 1929. Serial NO. 404,162.

vide an upstanding portion 23 which fits over the lower edge of the frame portion 12.

perforations in the length to allow for tensioning the screens 13 so as to permit them to be freely put in and drawn tight to position them in the window frame. In removing the screens it is necessary only to unhook the latches 19 from the screws 18 when the lower end of the screen may be lifted off the screw 18 and pins 22 and swung out to permit the windows 10 to be cleaned. If it is desired to remove screens entirely this may be easily done by removing the fastening screws 24. lVhen it is desired to put in new screen material to replace that which has become defective the whole screen may be slid out endwise from the brackets 16 and 17 and the bent-over strip 14 maybe removed from the ends of the screen and applied to the ends of new screen material. It is not necessary to use nails at all in putting up my new screen material nor to use nails in attaching the screen to the window sill, yet when completed the screen is a substantial and tight screen.

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that various changes ma 1 be made in my device without departing from the spirit of the invention and therefore I do not limit myself to what is shown in the drawings and described in the specification, but only as indicated in the appended claims.

Having thus fully described my said invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

l. A window screen comprising a wire screening element, a reenforcing bar on the upper and lower ends of the said screening element, a bracket having a bentover rec tangular portion adapted to receive the said reenforcing bar, means for adjustably secura ing the said bracket to the top frame portion of a window a pivoted latch on the lower bracket adapted for removably securing the lower bracket to the window sill, the upper securing means forming adjustable means for tensioning the screen when positioned in the window, substantially asset forth.

2. A screen for windows comprising screen material having clamps secured on its ends, brackets removably secured to the lower and upper portions of a window frame, the sai ends of the screen being removably secured in the brackets, and means for removably lockin g one of the brackets to the window sill, g means comprising a latch pivoted to the bracket and adapted to engage a pm inthe window sill to secure the bracket between stantially as set forth.

3. A screen for windows comprising screen material having clamps secured on its ends, brackets removably secured to the lower and upper portions of a window frame, the said ends of the screen being removably secured in the brackets, and means for removably locking one of the brackets to the window sill, said locking means comprising a latch pivoted to the bracket and adapted to engage a pin in the window sill to secure the bracket between the latch and the sill, the pivotal point of the latch comprising an eyelet adapted to seat over a pin in the window sill, substantially as set forth.

4. A screen for windows comprising a sheet of screen material having each end secured between a crimped clamping strip, a pair of brackets removably secured to the upper and lower portions of a window frame, the inner ends of said brackets being provided with a bent-over rectangular portion adapted to secure said clamping strips therein, the upper bracket having an upstanding portion wh1ch snugly engages the edge of said window frame, the lower bracket having an angular portion which snugly engages the sill of said frame, and a latchipivotally secured to the lower bracket for removably securing said lower bracket to said frame, substantially as set forth.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Jacksonville, Florida, this 15th day of October, A D. nineteen hundred and twenty-nine.

ALEXANDER B. CAMPBELL, JR. 

